Campus Events Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology conducted three commencement ceremonies on May 10-11 for about 725 students who completed academic requirements during the Spring 2024 semester. Here is a quick sprint through the ceremonies. (Sprints were many as graduates and guests dodged raindrops both days but enjoyed interludes of sunshine and overflowing pride and joy.) Stay tuned for more photos on Penn College News in the coming days.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented honors to four alumni during Spring 2024 commencement ceremonies, held May 10-11 at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. Kate McCall Stepnick, of Bloomsburg, received the Alumni Humanitarian Award; Daniel T. Hornberger, of Seven Valleys, and Richard C. Hornberger, of Mechanicsburg, were recognized with Distinguished Alumni Awards; and Corey A. Sarver, of Sykesville, Maryland, accepted the Alumni Mentorship Award.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Spring 2024 graduates. Commencement ceremonies were held Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at the Community Arts Center. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.

As part of the many end-of-academic-year events, the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapters of two honor societies – Alpha Chi and Phi Theta Kappa– held induction ceremonies. President Michael J. Reed and Joanna K. Flynn, vice president for academic affairs and provost, participated in the ceremonies, as did chapter officers and faculty advisers.

Following the final All-College meeting of the 2023-24 academic year, held in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium on Thursday morning, the Penn College community descended on the Keystone Dining Room for food and fellowship at the annual Employee Picnic. The tradition is a timely (and delicious) break in the action-packed, end-of-semester calendar and an opportunity to casually connect with colleagues.

WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Aucker visited campus to produce a story on Penn College hosting STEMFest, a celebration of engineering and technical careers for middle school students and educators. Auker visited several of the STEMFest sessions, including robotics, civil engineering technology and engineering design.

More than 275 middle school students and teachers, representing 13 schools in 10 counties, visited campus as part of STEMFest, a celebration of engineering and technical careers. Students rotated through STEM-centered, hands-on workshops led by Penn College faculty and staff. Activities ranged from programming robots to creating electrical circuits to constructing popsicle stick bridges.

First responders, detectives and pastry chefs were at work recently during “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” at Penn College. The Office of People & Culture invited employees to take part in the national celebration and organized hands-on engagement for children, 10 to 14 years old. A productive day at work was enjoyed by current and future Wildcats!

Penn College’s Black Student Union hosted the college’s third Juneteenth celebration in late April. While the federal holiday – also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day – is observed on June 19, the April event allowed the college to celebrate while most students were still on campus.

Among the many end-of-academic-year festivities on the Penn College campus was a carnival, held in the center of campus. Ideal spring weather greeted the guests as they tossed, climbed, laughed and splashed their way through a range of activities.